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Scotty1986
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  #1510107 9-Mar-2016 19:30
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Right now, Netflix is stuck on 240p resolution, pretty much un-watchable.




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  #1510108 9-Mar-2016 19:35
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oh good, now it is buffering every minute


Kodiack
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  #1511004 11-Mar-2016 00:31
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Connection spontaneously died just before 12:30 am. It's back up now, but Netflix remains inaccessible.

 

Using this connection is probably the single most stressful thing in my day-to-day life. :( (though I suppose I'm fortunate if I'm able to say that)

 

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And now it's back after waiting a couple more minutes.




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  #1511005 11-Mar-2016 00:39
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Just to say that I had the same lack of response from google search at the same time (just before 12.30am). I'm also on Vodafone cable, so it definitely sounds more like a network problem than a site-specific one - had to resort to bing to find this thread :)


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  #1512057 12-Mar-2016 16:00
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Something broke momentarily. For a couple of minutes, a large number of sites (most notably Netflix) were suddenly inaccessible. Geekzone was loading just fine, but I was not able to log in.

 

Everything seems to be back now, though.


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  #1512402 13-Mar-2016 17:06
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This problem is quite bad today. One of my flatmates was complaining that they were unable to access Twitch for ~10 minutes, and a large portion of YouTube videos are taking a couple of minutes to begin initial playback.


Scotty1986
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  #1512568 13-Mar-2016 21:07
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Theses days Netflix does not get any higher than 720p for me, even though I get a constant 100mb down. Plugged into the modem. Man I miss fiber, why did I have to move house :( Everything worked so well on fiber, had it for a year, and after a couple teething issues it worked flawlessly the rest of the time. Now I have a wife who nags me everyday about websites not loading, Netflix buffering and the Wifi disconnecting. Every. Single. Day. Thanks Vodafone, your ruining my marriage. 


 
 
 

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Kodiack
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  #1514072 16-Mar-2016 00:45
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Running into all kinds of oddball connectivity issues tonight. Not even sure where to begin. Stuff is just all-around broken. One of the worse nights in a while. Lines up nicely with the sub-10 Mbps speeds that I posted in the congestion thread too.

 

This connection just gets worse with time. :\


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  #1514073 16-Mar-2016 00:56
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Sites that I've had or am having difficulty with on Vodafone this evening:

 

Wikipedia

 

Geekzone

 

Twitter

 

Stuff.co.nz

 

Slack

 

Dolphin Emulator forums

 

Phoronix

 

Battle.net

 

etc. etc.

 

It's horribly broken. More broken than it's ever been before. Heck, half-way through writing this post, something connected to Geekzone and jumbled the formatting of this post. The page took ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT SECONDS TO LOAD.

 

My friends are incredibly keen on finding a new flat, and if I'm lucky, I may be able to switch to another provider in a month's time. Unbelievable that this has gone unchecked for so long.

 

Fortunately, in the meantime, TDR's been an incredible help, and they've helped us reach a really good deal. Anyone else that's had official dealings with Vodafone but continue to have issues, please look into TDR. The person that I communicated with was a wonderful listener and really invested himself into learning about Vodafone's problems, particularly in the Island Bay region.


Kodiack
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  #1515078 17-Mar-2016 16:11
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YouTube is pretty bad today.


Scotty1986
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  #1515180 17-Mar-2016 19:06
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Netflix is terrible. Speed test is showing full 100mb/10mb, yet the highest I can achieve is 720p for short periods of time before it's drops too 480p. While typing this I just dropped again. I'm plugged directly into the modem using a xbox one.

ethanbmnz
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  #1515792 18-Mar-2016 17:23
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YouTube connection speed: ~2000 Kbps. 1080p60 buffering :(

 

Meanwhile...

 


Scotty1986
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  #1515967 19-Mar-2016 09:16
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Youtube is buffering for me this morning. Speed tests are normal 100/10mb

InsaneFreak
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  #1516359 20-Mar-2016 11:14
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It's bad on youtube this morning.

 

Progressively worse since 9AM through to now.

 

 

 

I did log a ticket with Voda. The tech on the phone was helpful and I gave them as much info as possible. They escalated the issue, and that team closed the ticket as fast as they could with a "Not Vodafone's Problem" message.


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  #1516380 20-Mar-2016 12:27
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Tech support must have decreased in quality since I left there then :P


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